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Grey-area drinking: pandemic’s heavy drinkers are ignoring the health risks

Increased drinking during the pandemic has created a group of people who don’t see themselves as alcoholics but have difficulty abstaining from alcohol for any length of time. This group, starting to be called grey-area drinkers, are at risk of alcohol-related health problems.


Back pain common among astronauts offers treatment insights for the earth-bound

Research reviews show back pain affects more than 50% of space travellers.


Yes, we should be keeping the healthier hand-washing habits we developed at the start of the pandemic

People were washing their hands so much early in the pandemic that sensitive skin and soap shortages were common problems in 2020. All this focus on hand-washing was for good reason. The science uniformly demonstrates that frequent hand-washing reduces the risk of a variety of illnesses. It is low-hanging fruit in terms of an easy, healthy habit to practice.
 
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Our tactile garden

Our tactile garden: Understanding research for the massage therapist

In his foreword to both Glenn M. Hymel’s book, Research Methods for Massage and Holistic Therapies and Tiffany Field’s text Massage Therapy Research, Leon Chaitow gives high praise to both books and outlines the two different imperatives that are the driving forces behind both; the need for ever-improving competencies in the application of massage and bodywork and the need for evidence that validates and supports the methods and techniques used in therapeutic massage.
I hope that this article will give the massage therapist and most importantly, those who aim to engage in research in our tactile garden, some new perspectives on research designs that might truly reflect the way we work and the wellbeing we hope to foster in our clients.
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MTAA 2021 AGM

November 4th, 10 am
Registration closes October 26th.
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Podcast: The role of empathy in massage

Are massage therapists properly equipped, in their training and informed by evidence, to respond appropriately to patient affect, particularly in advanced care situations? » Listen now